Dear Editor:
There are many reasons to laugh at West Vancouver council's decision to support a ban of LNG tankers in Howe Sound.Firstly the municipality has no jurisdiction over the proposed site for the LNG plant. Secondly, the councillors show a ridiculous lack of knowledge on what LNG is all about. For years the B.C. Pilot Authority has been guiding major marine freighters up Howe Sound to Squamish terminals with no incidents or accidents. For years B.C. Ferries has plied the waters from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island and Langdale with rarely an incident. To bring in the pollution of the waters off Britannia Beach caused by the mine there is ludicrous. It's like chalk and cheese.The councillors show their collective ignorance on this subject and rather than proposing a ban on LNG tankers they should be supporting this new industry and the jobs it will create and a boost to the B.C. and Squamish economies.
Angus Mitchell
North Vancouver
